25 Bible Verses about Being A Friend

A man with many friends can still be ruined, but a true friend sticks closer than a brother.

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is there for times of trouble.

I don't call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn't know what his master is doing. But I've called you friends, because I've made known to you everything that I've heard from my Father.

The righteous person is cautious with respect to his neighbor, but the lifestyle of the wicked leads them astray.

Whoever keeps company with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.

Don't make friends with a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with someone who is easily angered, or you may learn his ways and find yourself caught in a trap.

Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens a friend's character.

No one shows greater love than when he lays down his life for his friends.

"This is my commandment: that you love one another as I have loved you. No one shows greater love than when he lays down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do what I command you. read more.
I don't call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn't know what his master is doing. But I've called you friends, because I've made known to you everything that I've heard from my Father.

Stop being deceived: "Wicked friends lead to evil ends."

When David finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan became a close friend to David, and Jonathan loved him as himself. Saul took David that day and did not let him return to his father's house. Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as he loved himself.

A deceitful man stirs dissension, and anyone who gossips separates friends.

Anyone who overlooks an offense promotes love, but someone who gossips separates close friends.

Many claim "I'm a loyal person!" but who can find someone who truly is?

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. If they stumble, the first will lift up his friend but woe to anyone who is alone when he falls and there is no one to help him get up.

An open rebuke is better than unspoken love. Wounds from someone who loves are trustworthy, but kisses from an enemy speak volumes.

No one should seek his own welfare, but rather his neighbor's.

Come close to God, and he will come close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Plans fail without advice, but with many counselors they are confirmed.

You adulterers! Don't you know that friendship with the world means hostility with God? So whoever wants to be a friend of this world is an enemy of God.

I'm giving you a new commandment"to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. This is how everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

And so the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." And so he was called God's friend.

Ointments and perfume encourage the heart; in a similar way, a friend's advice is sweet to the soul.

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. If they stumble, the first will lift up his friend but woe to anyone who is alone when he falls and there is no one to help him get up. Again, if two lie close together, they will keep warm, but how can only one stay warm? read more.
If someone attacks one of them, the two of them together will resist. Furthermore, the tri-braided cord is not soon broken.

Above all, continue to love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.